Beauty Abounded holds the Monero they receive. No instant conversion to fiat, no processor cashing it out for them.
They pledged: what comes in as XMR stays as XMR.
Added to the Verified XMR Merchant list."
We accept crypto" usually means "we accept a price quote in crypto, then convert it in 2 seconds." Actually holding what you're paid is rarer than people think.
Bitcoin shows the world every transaction you've ever made. Monero shows nobody. That's not a bug, that's the entire point of money.#monero#monerovia#xmr
Update on the merchant verification project: reached out to over a dozen Monero-accepting businesses so far. Four have already confirmed they actually hold XMR instead of converting it. Building the first real "Verified XMR Merchant" list, one honest answer at a time.